ELDT Hours of Service Regulations 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Under the 14-hour rule, once a property-carrying driver comes on duty, within how many consecutive hours must all driving be completed?
- 11 hours
- 14 hours (Correct answer)
- 16 hours
- 10 hours
Correct answer: 14 hours
A property-carrying driver may not drive after the 14th consecutive hour following coming on duty.
Question 2: A driver has been on duty for 8 hours and has driven 6 of those hours. He takes a 45-minute lunch break off duty. Does this extend his 14-hour window?
- Yes, off-duty breaks pause the clock
- No, the 14-hour window is not extended by off-duty breaks (Correct answer)
- Yes, but only for breaks over 1 hour
- Only if he uses a sleeper berth
Correct answer: No, the 14-hour window is not extended by off-duty breaks
Off-duty time does not stop or extend the 14-hour driving window once it has started.
Question 3: The 30-minute break rule requires a break after how many cumulative hours of driving time?
- 6 hours
- 7 hours
- 8 hours (Correct answer)
- 10 hours
Correct answer: 8 hours
A driver must take a 30-minute break after 8 cumulative hours of driving time without at least a 30-minute interruption.
Question 4: Which of the following qualifies as a valid 30-minute break under the interruption-of-driving rule?
- 30 minutes of on-duty not driving, off duty, or sleeper berth (Correct answer)
- Only off-duty time counts
- Only sleeper-berth time counts
- Any 15-minute rest stop
Correct answer: 30 minutes of on-duty not driving, off duty, or sleeper berth
The 30-minute break may be satisfied by on-duty not driving, off-duty, or sleeper-berth time.
Question 5: Under the 60/70-hour rule, a driver operating on a 7-day schedule may not drive after being on duty how many hours in 7 consecutive days?
- 60 hours (Correct answer)
- 70 hours
- 80 hours
- 50 hours
Correct answer: 60 hours
Carriers not operating every day of the week use the 60-hour/7-day limit.
Question 6: The 34-hour restart provision allows a driver to reset which limit?
- The 11-hour driving limit
- The 14-hour window
- The 60/70-hour weekly limit (Correct answer)
- The 30-minute break requirement
Correct answer: The 60/70-hour weekly limit
A restart of at least 34 consecutive hours off duty resets the 60- or 70-hour weekly total to zero.
Question 7: What is the maximum driving time allowed after a property-carrying driver has had 10 consecutive hours off duty?
- 10 hours
- 11 hours (Correct answer)
- 12 hours
- 14 hours
Correct answer: 11 hours
A property-carrying driver may drive a maximum of 11 hours after 10 consecutive hours off duty.
ELDT Hours of Service Regulations 2
Under the 14-hour rule, once a property-carrying driver comes on duty, within how many consecutive hours must all driving be completed?